Spb Software's Mobile Shell is one of the most popular downloads for Windows Mobile Pro touch screen phones and PDAs. It replaces the Today Screen with a more attractive and powerful set of screens that are touch-friendly. Companies like Toshiba and E-TEN (Acer) even sell WinMo phones with Mobile Shell pre-installed rather than trying to develop their own touch UI.

Version 3.0 is out now, and it adds even more UI elements including some that remind us of Touch Wiz widgets and HTC's Touch enhancements. Here's info from their press release:

*** Spb Mobile Shell 3.0 Main Features ***

* Professional and Lifestyle home screens (for work and for play)* Widget-based photo contacts with Facebook integration* Widgets* 3D carousel and hardware accelerator support* Ringtones, Contacts, Profiles, and Wireless management* Many integrated tools such as Weather, World Time, etc.* Highly customizable for the needs of phone makers and mobile operators

*** Pricing and Availability ***Spb Mobile Shell 3.0 is available in 24 languages, is compatible with Windows phones running Windows Mobile 5 and later Professional platforms, qVGA, VGA, Square QVGA, and WVGA screen resolutions are supported. A free, 15-day trial can be downloaded, or Spb Mobile Shell can be purchased for 29.95 USD from www.SpbSoftwareHouse.com. Users of any 2.x versions of Spb Mobile Shell are welcome to upgrade to Spb Mobile Shell 3.0 for 14.95 USD. According to Spb Software's upgrades policy, all Spb Mobile Shell users who have purchased the product within the last 90 days, are invited to exchange the previous version of software for the newly released one, for free.